The F-35 Lightning's Vulnerability To Lightning Is Both Ironic And Unforgivable

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[–]kingsmegLiberté, égalité, fraternité 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The other possibility is that the F-35 is so stuffed full of sensitive electronics gear that the foil/mesh embedded in its composite skin isn’t thick enough to effectively conduct lightning strikes around the exterior of the plane. Hence a lightning strike could damage the sensitive electronics housed in the interior.

Here's a clue: Russian EW measures can brick an F-35's electronics

Which is why NATO isn't offering F-35s to Ukraine, or even flying them anywhere near Ukraine within range of Russian planes or ground forces.

[–]InumaGaming Socialist 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

... You could say this was pretty shocking

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Okay, I'm leaving.

[–]kingsmegLiberté, égalité, fraternité 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Shockingly profitable for Lockheed Martin. In the end, isn't that what matters?

[–]MeganDelacroix🤡🌎 detainee[S] 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Yes, the F-35, the aging “wunder plane” that the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin have been assuring us for decades is just that one fix away from being ready for full-rate production, isn’t allowed to fly within 25 miles of a thunderstorm.

 

Farce. We're all going to die in a damn farce.

[–]CaelianPost No Toasties 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (4 children)

This reminds me of a time when US fighter planes became transistorized and Americans were laughing at Russian MiG fighters which were still using vacuum tubes. They stopped laughing when someone pointed out that unlike transistors, the tubes could survive an electromagnetic pulse (EMP).

[–]SudoBreakSandwich 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

the tubes could survive an electromagnetic pulse (EMP).

Also make better guitar amps

[–]FThumbStay thirsty, my friends 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

My Genz-Benz has entered the chat.

[–]SudoBreakSandwich 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I guess I went mainstream since I have a Marshall.

Looking back that amp was such overkill for what I was using it for its comical. By the time I'd get any distortion naturally the entire state would descend upon me for blowing out their eardrums.